Word Meaning 精一杯

せいいっぱい seiippai

精一杯 is read as せいいっぱい (seiippai) and means the best one can do.

Meaning

English

  1. the best one can do
  2. one's best effort
  3. with all one's might
  4. to the best of one's ability

Reading

Kana

せいいっぱい

Romaji

seiippai

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 16138 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

精一

せいいつ

purity

一杯

いっぱい

one (boat)

力一杯

ちからいっぱい

with all one's strength

腹一杯

はらいっぱい

to one's heart's content

手一杯

ていっぱい

having one's hands full

目一杯

めいっぱい

to the limit

一杯一杯

いっぱいいっぱい

one cup after another

ちょっと一杯

ちょっといっぱい

let's have a quick drink

精神統一

せいしんとういつ

concentration of mind

一生精進

いっしょうしょうじん

striving to adopt ascetic practices for one's whole life

一杯食う

いっぱいくう

to be deceived

一杯食わす

いっぱいくわす

to play a trick on

Example Sentences

10

Do the best you can.

Work as hard as you can.

Try hard.

He tries hard.

This is all I can do for now.

It was all I could do to keep standing.

We'll have to try and make the best of it.

I've given my best for the company.

I'm running as fast as I can to catch up with him.

We need to live our lives to the fullest, as we are not vegetables!